WEBVTT MACHETEAND STARTED SWINGING AT FOLKS INTHE BAR.>> TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME BACKWITH A WEAPON AND THREATEN THEMIS VERY UNUSUAL.LOWELL: ANNAPOLIS POLICE TRY ANDMAKE SENSE OF WHAT COULD HAVEBEEN A VERY VIOLENT AND VICIOUSCRIME.AT AROUND 10:00 THEY SAY STAFFP.M. TUESDAY, MEMBERS ASKED MARKGRAVES OF ANNAPOLIS TO LEAVE THEACME BAR AND GRILL ON MAINSTREET.POLICE SAY HE TRIED TO ASSAULTTHOSE EMPLOYEES WITH HIS FISTSAND AS HE LEFT, THREATENED TOCOME BACK WITH A GUN, BUTINSTEAD -->> HE WENT OUT TO HIS CAR,GRABBED A MACHETE, CAME BACK ANDWAS SWINGING THE MACHETE AT THEEMPLOYEES.HE DID NOT STRIKE ANYBODY.HE ALSO WENT BACK TO THE CAR ANDGOT A BAMBOO KIND OF STEAK, ANDWAS SWINGING THAT AS WELL.AGAIN, HE FORTUNATELY DID NOTHIT ANYBODY WITH IT.LOWELL HE THEN LEFT THE BARONCE AGAIN GOT IN HIS CAR ANDLEFT BUT POLICE QUICKLY MANAGED, TO PULL HIM OVER.>> HE WASN'T EXACTLY COMPLETELYQUARTER WITH THE OPERA SIRS --OFFICERS.HE DID NOT GRAB THE MACHETE, ANDOFFICERS TRIED TO ARREST HIM.LOWELL: WE TRIED TO ASKEMPLOYEES AT THE BAR WEDNESDAYTO EXPLAIN FURTHER WHAT HAPPENEDBUT THEY TOLD US TO LEAVE.GRAVES IS KNOWN TO POLICE ANDSTAFF AT THE BAR.COURT RECORDS SHOW OFFICERSRECENTLY ARRESTED HIM FORDISTURBING THE PEACE ANDTRESSPASSING.WE WENT TO THE HOME LISTED ASHIS RESIDENCE ON COURT RECORDSBUT NO ONE ANSWERED THE DOOR., GRAVES IS CHARGED WITH FIRSTAND SECOND DEGREE ASSAULT, RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT AND, DISORDERLY CONDUCT.HE IS CURRENTLY BEING HELDWITHOUT BOND.

Mark Graves is charged with first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. He is being held at the Jennifer Road Detention Center without bond, Annapolis police said.

Police said officers responded at 10 p.m. Tuesday to the Acme Bar and Grill in the 100 block of Main Street in response to Graves' threats. Officers said they arrived and saw Graves leaving the area in a vehicle.

The victims told police that Graves was asked to leave the bar and was escorted outside. Police said Graves tried to assault the victims and made threats that he would return with a gun.

Police said Graves returned and approached the employees swinging a machete and making threats to assault the victims.

"To have somebody come back with a weapon and threaten them is very unusual," Annapolis police Cpl. Amy Miguez said. "He went out to his car, grabbed the machete and was swinging the machete at the employees. Fortunately, he didn't strike anybody else. (He) went back to the car and got a bamboo stick and started swinging that as well, and fortunately, didn't hit anybody with it."

Police said Graves left the bar once again, got in his car and left, but officers quickly managed to pull him over.

"While he wasn't completely cooperative with officers, he didn't grab the machete and try and threaten them. Officers were able to arrest him," Miguez said.

Officers said they located a machete in the vehicle with Graves when he was arrested.

Graves is known to police and staff at the bar. Court records show officers recently arrested Graves on charges of disturbing the peace and trespassing.

"He lives in the city, and we've dealt with him before for different issues, not always criminally related, but we know him," Miguez said.

Employees of the bar declined to comment Wednesday. WBAL-TV 11 News went to a house listed on court records as Graves' residence, but no one answered the door.